Stephanie Richard
RISE Clinic Director
Loyola Law School, Rights in Systems Enforced (RISE) Clinic
Professor Stephanie Richard is the Director of Loyola Law school's Rights in Systems Enforced (RISE) clinic. RISE trains and engage students in trauma-informed direct representation of survivors of violent crime who seek to assert their rights in state or federal criminal or immigration enforcement systems or who require related legal assistance in the civil justice system. Prior to joining Loyola, Richard served as the Policy & Legal Services Director at the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking for almost 15 years where she led and expanded innovative programs in human trafficking services, policy and training. She also served as policy counsel to the National Survivor Network to help ensure survivors voices were heard as policy experts. Her publications include, e.g., State Legislation and Human Trafficking: Helpful or Harmful? in University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform and Expanding Protections for Guest Workers Benefits Businesses in the peer-reviewed Business & Human Rights Journal. Richard regularly provides testimony and guidance to, e.g.: the U.S. Departments of Labor, Justice and Homeland Security; state legislatures and attorneys general offices; the Judicial Council of California; and the Uniform Law Commission.